That belly button is the hedgie’s manhood. All boy hedgies have a belly button that is their ( excuse me ) penis. I’ve seen my boy hedgies’ belly buttons in action, and it’s not a pretty sight. Scared me the first time I saw it.

Umm, sorry, but I don’t think Hedgies have their ‘parts’ on their chests, I do believe it is a belly button, but I’ve been in worse discussions……………. I think Gigi has it right… Any Hedgie anatomists out there?

“The hedgehog’s dilemma is based on the apparent danger of a male hedgehog being injured by a spine while mating with a female hedgehog. However, this is not a problem for hedgehogs, as the male’s penis is very near the center of its abdomen (often mistaken for a belly button) and the female can curl her tail upward until her vulva protrudes behind the rest of her body. Thus, the male does not have to get completely on top of the female when mating.”

I love learning nifty things.

On that note “learning nifty things”…I did a newspaper article on a local reindeer farm and learn the neatest thing form the owner. Apparently, reindeer have a tendon in their heel that clicks so that they can hear and keep tabs on each other during whiteout snow conditions. That’s where the line from the song came from: “Up on the housetop, click, click, click! Down through the chimney with good Saint Nick!” Thought that was the coolest!

Actually that most definitely where hedgehog males have their parts… Here’s the rundown “Gender (sex) is easy to identify in hedgehogs. The male has a penis and prepuce located midway along the abdomen. The testes are usually intra-abdominal and are not easily seen. The female has a vulva located close to the rectal opening. ” That quote is borrowed from http://www.heidihoefer.com/pages/sm_mammals/intro_hedgehogs.htm

I’d say midway along the abdomen is just what you’re seeing, and while a belly button would be cuter, they are frequently too small to see (and covered by all sorts of hair) in most other mammals.

that’s quite a link, lolo. not only do hedgehogs have parts, they have a lot of paperwork. according to that site, “Captive hedgehogs have the tendency to become obese; early evening exercise should be encouraged.”

so that should explain why they’re always late for dinner and wearing those old stinky old running shoes.

Thistle is my hedgehog and that is his penis , male hedgehogs can move it up and down there stomach, and depending on the way they are moving it can be all the way uo to there mouth. He is curled up in his pool so his penis looks higher up .

Oh I am so sorry for your loss :/ Thistle has Wobbly hedgehog syndrome , he goes in his pool lots to help keep his muscles moving . I took these pictures in a tiny baby pool but im sure hedgie heaven has warm huge pool with jets for our babies :D